Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-10
PERSONAL.

COMMISSIONER SPARKS Of the Land Office is
good Democrat and weighs $50 pounds.
QUEEN VICTORIA has granted a pension of
$500 year to Charles Kent, the veteran poet
and journalist.
Ok Tuesday, at O'Clock. Miss Randall,
daughter of Hon. Samuel Randall. was mar
ried to c. G. Lancaster.
MRS. GEN.vIELE omitted receiving on Tues
day, and Mrs. Secretary Lamar also did not
receive on Wednesday owing to the illness OF
Mrs. Lamar, Jr.
WASHINGTON has female evangelist who
Is now exciting some attention. She is Mrs.
Hannah Whitall smith, and she finds plenty
OF raw material to work upon.
A MICHIGAN schoolteacher. T.. Q. Rounds
has been arrested for unprofessional conduct
He kissed the young ladies in his school all
around twice day. lust for fun"
1T is SAID that Lady Colin Campbell pre-
sented each of the jurymen who sat in her
recent divorce trial with New Years card
inscribed with an appropr ate motto,
RECENT VISITOR met Tolstoi, the Russian
novelist, as he was returning from work in
the field of poor widow who lived near him
and afterwards the Count spent the evening
in making shoes.
MEssRs. Barring Bros, of London. hav-
ing cleared $4,000 900 on the Job of floating
Guinness Stout Company, were SO pleased
that they gave on Christmas a years salary
to each OF their employees.
SOME one asked Nine. Patti in San Fran
cisco recently If it was really her fare well
visit to the Pacific coast. THAT is what the
advertisements say" she replied, land that
is what say now. But who can tell?"
ORDINARY microscopes do not admit OF dis
tinct reflections beyond 100000 of an inch.
but Profs. Abner ana Scott, Of jena Uniyer-
slty, have PERFECTED an instrument that Will
render l-2O4, 100000 Of an inch perfectly yisi-
bic.
BRIGHAM YoUEG's son, who ia now in
Washington, seems 10 think that something is
going TO happen which will soldify the Latter
Day Saints. A Montana blizzard might have
that effect, which would be a most satisfac-
tory solution OF the Mormon problem.
ANOTHER distinguished and represen tatiye
Southern woman who Is now here is Miss Mii-
bred Lee, daughter OF the great Confeder-
ate Captain. Miss Lee is It very striking
looking person, clever, cultivated and origi-
nal. She resembles her father in colOrlng and
expression, and divides with Miss Winnie
Davis the sovereignty ofsSouthern woman
hood. Miss Lee IL very simple and unassum-
ing IN manner and an exceptionally charming
woman socially. She spends a winter now
aud then in New Orleans, where she Is an
immense favorite and is always the REGIMENT
of the most marked and extraordinary atten-
tiOn. Her brothers all live in VrginiR. GEN
q. w. 7. Curtis Lee is a bachelor and Presi
dent Of the Washington Lee University
Gen. W. II. r. Lee. Rooney" and Robert
Il. Leo are farmers and 1--we on their estates.
GOV. Fitzhugh Lee is her first cousin.
MRs. BETTY TAYLOR DAvIDRIDGE. OF Win
chester, Va, daughter OF eN-President Tay-
lor, did the honors OF the White House while
her distinguished father was President. As
Miss Betty raylorsho was a regning favorite
IN society here and in the South. She mar
RED, first, Col. W. W. Bliss, who Was a
famous officer in the Mexican war and one of
the mostbrilhant and accomplished men in
the serylce. some wears after his death she
married Mr.. Philp Pendletm Davldridge, OF
The Bower, y the family seat OF the David
ridges. in Jefferson county. w Va, great
nephew OF Mrs. Gen. Washington, whose
maiden name was Martha DaVidridge, and
who married MIR. Gusts 0rst and washington
aiterward. Mrs. Davldridge has been living
quietly IN the historic old home OF Winches-
ter,in the valley Of the Shenandoah /, for nearly
thirty years, where she has typical old Vir-
GINA home and Is the centre of host OF
friends. She is the guest of Mrs. Barnes, in
Washington, the widow OF the late Surgeon
General. Mrs. Barnes. who is n daughter of
the late Gen. Fauntleroy formerly Colonel OF
the Second Dragons, u. 5. Al, is q Lifelong
friend OF Mrs. Dayidrldge's.